The role of social networks and support in postpartum women's depression: A multiethnic urban sample

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 375-383

  Surkan, Pamela J ^a   Peterson, Karen E ^a   Hughes, Michael D ^a   Gottlieb, Barbara R ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Multi ethnic sample; Postpartum; Social networks; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RACE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMPTOM; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BOSTON; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; NEW ENGLAND; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33745753584     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-005-0056-9     Document Type: Article

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